France: French pistachio, on everyone's lips, but not yet in the mouth

Published 2024년 4월 26일

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France Pistache, a producers' union, is promoting pistachio cultivation in France, particularly in the semi-arid region of Pyrénées-Orientales. The union is planning to expand the current 450-hectare cultivation to up to 2,000 hectares, focusing on areas like Vaucluse and the Alpes de Haute-Provence. The cost of establishing the orchard is approximately 15,000€/ha, with maintenance costing 2,500 to 3,000€/ha until the first harvest. The union cautiously anticipates a yield of 1.5 tons of dried pistachios in shell per hectare, valued between 10 to 15€/kg in shell and 22 to 25€/kg in kernel. The union is advocating for a sustainable and responsible production approach, with a focus on water management and parasite management, and is exploring the potential for pistachios to be a niche crop, particularly for artisan pastry chefs.

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“A pistachio orchard, I know what it costs but I am unable to say what it will bring you.” This is what Benoit Dufaÿ declares, project manager at France Pistache, a producers' union which holds a show at medFEL in Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales). This department, which for two years has been in a state of semi-aridity, is potentially a land of choice for nuts, which like heat and which can be cultivated in dry conditions. “Of the 80,000ha recorded in Spain, 60% are managed dry,” continues the specialist. In France, traces of the pistachio tree date back to the beginning of the 20th century in Provence and it is in this region that the revival took place with the creation, in 2018, of the Pistache en Provence association, then of the France producers' union Pistachio in 2021. In 2024, the French orchard totals 450ha, mainly located in Vaucluse and the Alpes de Haute-Provence and incidentally the neighboring departments. Aude and the Pyrénées-Orientales constitute a second source of ...

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